The Gryphon School, Sherborne is a state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.

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Even though it is but 20 years old, the school feels agreeably traditional in terms of its expectations, aspirations and values, reflected in its naming after an ancient and noble mythical beast, denoting intelligence and strength. The gryphon appears on the uniform navy blue sweatshirt and all published material – strong branding indeed. School rightly makes the most of its position... Read More

School Self Portrait

We are determined to be at the heart of the community providing an outstanding education for all the young people in Sherborne and the surrounding area. There is a new Sixth Form Common Room, study areas, Learning Resource Centre and large cafe facility. There is also the Gryphon Leisure Centre and the Little Gryphons Nursery on the campus.

We are determined to be at the heart of the community providing an outstanding education for all the young people in Sherborne and the surrounding area. There is a new Sixth Form Common Room, study areas, Learning Resource Centre and large cafe facility. There is also the Gryphon Leisure Centre and the Little Gryphons Nursery on the campus.

In 2009 the School had fantastic national success in the BBC Songs of Praise Choir of the Year competition as well as the school film production of Far from the Madding Crowd which featured on BBC Breakfast News and CNN. We continue to win at F1 in Schools being recent UK National Champions.

There are high expectations of behaviour, thinking about others and good manners which we hope you will support. We want students to fulfil their potential and more, to be prepared for life after school and to receive the standard of support and care expected of a high performing school.

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Special Education Needs Survey

SEN Statement

The Gryphon School is justifiably very proud of its care and commitment to meeting the needs of a wide range of vulnerable students. “The outstanding care, guidance and support students receive are a major factor in promoting the inclusive nature of the school.” (Ofsted report 2010).

The Student and Family Guidance Centre provides a hub for student services including Learning Support, EAL teaching, The County Resource Base, Therapy Suite, School Nurse, Connexions Base, Counselling/Mentoring, and other visiting professionals. The centre provides the flexibility to work with pupils throughout the day and with families in the evenings. Alongside its specialist provision for dyslexia, the school has also developed ‘The Blue Room’ which is a provision for vulnerable students and those with medical, emotional and/or mental health needs. The school have appointed a part time Child Psychotherapist and they also have an excellent relationship with the local CAMHs team who provide a Nurse Therapist who sees referred students in school.

Support is exceptionally well tailored to students’ needs and impacts positively on their achievement, attendance and personal development.

September 2013

Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Currently no provision for.

Can provide for but no experience of

Experience of

Now provide for in school

Centre of Excellence for.

Aspergers Syndrome Mild

Aspergers Syndrome Moderate

Aspergers Syndrome Severe

Autism Mild

Autism Moderate

Autism Severe

Semantic Pragmatic Disorder

Other Autistic

Behavioural Difficulties

Currently no provision for.

Can provide for but no experience of

Experience of

Now provide for in school

Centre of Excellence for.

Attention Deficit Disorder Mild

Attention Deficit Disorder Moderate

Attention Deficit Disorder Severe

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders Mild

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders Moderate

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders Severe

Emotional and behavioural difficulties Mild

Emotional and behavioural difficulties Moderate

Emotional and behavioural difficulties Severe

Conduct Disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Oppositional Defiant Disorders

Tourettes and other tic disorders

Genetic and related Disorders

Currently no provision for.

Can provide for but no experience of

Experience of

Now provide for in school

Centre of Excellence for.

Down's Syndrome Mild

Down's Syndrome Moderate

Down's Syndrome Severe

Fragile X

Other genetic

Learning difficulties

Currently no provision for.

Can provide for but no experience of

Experience of

Now provide for in school

Centre of Excellence for.

Moderate learning difficulties

Profound and multiple learning difficulties

Severe learning difficulties

Specific learning difficulties

Currently no provision for.

Can provide for but no experience of

Experience of

Now provide for in school

Centre of Excellence for.

Dyscalculia Mild

Dyscalculia Moderate

Dyscalculia Severe

Dyslexia Mild

Dyslexia Moderate

Dyslexia Severe

Dyspraxia Mild

Dyspraxia Moderate

Dyspraxia Severe

Other Specific Learning Difficulties Mild

Other Specific Learning Difficulties Moderate

Other Specific Learning Difficulties Severe

English as an additional language

Sensory Impairment

Currently no provision for.

Can provide for but no experience of

Experience of

Now provide for in school

Centre of Excellence for.

Hearing Impairment Mild

Hearing Impairment Moderate

Hearing Impairment Severe

Multi-sensory Impairment

Speech and Language Difficulties

Visual Impairment Mild

Visual Impairment Moderate

Visual Impairment Severe

Medical and Related Needs

Currently no provision for.

Can provide for but no experience of

Experience of

Now provide for in school

Centre of Excellence for.

Cerebral Palsy Mild

Cerebral Palsy Moderate

Cerebral Palsy Severe

"Delicate" children

Epilepsy

Eating disorders

Physical Difficulties (Not indicated elsewhere.)

Other

General Questions

Are all children tested for SEN on entry to the school?

Please outline the screening programmes used by the school.

All new students are tested for reading, spelling and comprehension on entry to the school. This information is used alongside existing data from their previous school to identify students who will need extra support.

How many children with statements of need or equivalent do you have in the school?

26

Do you make special provision for exceptionally gifted children?

Please outline what is on offer for such children

Detailed in the main statement, includes days off curriculum, use of local specialist educational providers, summer schools and days for students from feeder schools.

Please indicate if the school has or has available to it any of the following:

Behaviour Support Unit.

The Blue Room - also caters for students dealing with a range of emotional, medical and mental health issues.

Learning Support Unit.

County resourced Provision

Pupil Referral Unit.

Excellent links with the Sherborne Learning Centre

Other withdrawal.

Specialist language centre

Schemes or Initiatives such as SHARE or Playing for Success.

Please indicate if the school has any of the following characteristics:

SEN accreditation, for example by CRESTED?

Centre of excellence for SEN that is Not already outlined?

Good wheelchair access

100%

Provides outreach support?

We work with several local schools providing assessment and consultation.

Receives outreach support?

We have good relationships with our nearby specialist provides to access provision when the need arises.

Do children with SEN participate fully in sport and other extracurricular activities?

We are very proud of our inclusivity, but respect individual needs and always arrange alternative activities if necessary.

Please provide information on staffing. Does the school have:

A SENCO or equivalent?

Staff who will administer prescription medicines to a child

Qualified teaching staff with learning support or SEN commitment(please say how many, in full-time equivalent).

4

Non-teaching staff with learning support or SEN commitment(please say how many, in full-time equivalent).

30

Please list specialist qualifications held by teaching staff with learning support or SEN commitment.

The SENCo holds an MEd in SEN. All the teaching staff have specialist postgraduate qualifications including one member of staff who has a Dip SpLD OCR Level 7 in Specialist Teaching and Assessing and the remainder staff have Dip SpLD OCR Level 5 in Specialist Teaching. The Deputy SENCo is a qualified Paediatric Nurse and also holds the qualification ‘National Programme for Specialist Leaders in Behaviour and Attendance.

Please list specialist qualifications held by non-teaching staff with learning support or SEN commitment.

Staff working in our Blue Room provision for those students with emotional and/or mental health issues are fully trained as ‘Emotional Literacy Support Assistants.’

Ofsted report, English Baccalaurate, value Added

The Gryphon School University Leavers Data

As many of us do, AXA Insurance and Road Safety Analysis believe that one child casualty on Britain’s roads is too much.

The data is presented by local area in order to aid the understanding of risk – it’s not just about killed or seriously injured, but about any incident reported to the police. Although road safety issues may arise due to a myriad of different reasons including proximity to busy roads and local speed limits, schools play a pivotal role in mitigating these risks by investing time in road safety education programmes.